What is the specialty of Dr. Rajan Maruthanayagam?

Dr. Rajan Maruthanayagam specialty is Cardiac Surgeon

What is the experience of Dr. Rajan Maruthanayagam?

Dr. Rajan Maruthanayagam is Cardiac Surgeon with 27 years of experience.

What does a cardiac surgeon do?

A cardiac surgeon is a specialist who operates on the heart, lungs and other thoracic (chest) organs and they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs.

What are the typical symptoms of heart diseases?

The typicals symptoms include Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, chest discomfort Shortness of breath associated with Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in the legs or arms.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by Cardiac surgeons?

Investigations like blood reports, Chest x ray, Electrocardiogram, Pulmonary function test, Carotid Dopping, Vein mapping, Trans-esphogeal echocardiogram, Heart Catheterization, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging would be required.

What is the difference between a Cardiac Surgeon and a Cardiologist?

Cardiologist perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy, Stent implantation etc whereas a Cardiac surgeon perform surgery of the heart and chest.

How long is the stay in hospital for a heart surgery?

Stay in the hospital is usually for 7 – 10 days

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About Dr. Rajan Maruthanayagam

Dr. Rajan Maruthanayagam is a highly experienced and skilled Interventional Cardiologist with a vast experience of +27 years.
He did his MBBS and then earned a MD qualification from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi and a DM qualification from the Madras Medical College.
Dr. Maruthanayagam is reputed to perform complex coronary interventions, pacemaker implants including biventricular pacing and endovascular stenting for aortic aneurysm. Besides these procedures, he also performs radial coronary intervention, primary angioplasty and diffuse and multivessel stenting.
He has co-authored few research publications for reputed journals.

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Location

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Special Interest

Radial coronary intervention Chronic Total Occlusion Diffuse & Multivessel stenting Primary angioplasty IVUS & Rotablator Complex coronary intervention Biventricular pacing Endovascular stenting for aortic aneurysm.

List Of Treatments

Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers
Coronary Artery Surgery
Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries
Complex congenital heart surgeriesg
TAPVC - Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair Arterial Switch
Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
ECMO Support
Device Closure- ASD VSD
Balloon Valvuloplasty - Aortic
PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Single Chamber
Biventricular Pacing
PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Double Chamber
PDA Device Closure
Aortic Valve replacement - Mechanical Valve
Aortic Valve replacement - Tissue Valve
Mitral Valve replacement - Mechanical Valve
Mitral Valve replacement - Tissue Valve
Aortic Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Repair
PDA Ligation
Truncus Arterious Repair

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